Toronto Raptors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 10/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26 last year) are hosting the Toronto Raptors (25-57 last season) at Target Center on Saturday.

The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 136-106 in their last contest. Toronto ended the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 86) and converted 12 of 31 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Raptors made 22 of their 29 shots for a rate of 75.9%. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 42 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 29 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In regard to the defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 58.6% from the field on 51 of 87 shooting. Cleveland earned 26 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Cleveland had 57 boards (15 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 10 blocked shots. Cleveland finished the contest at 76.9% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 26 attempts. They also knocked down 14 out of their 30 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Raptors walked away with 17 and the Cavaliers totaled 16 fouls.

Chris Boucher is one guy who came through in the game. Boucher went 55.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 20 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up with 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this contest after finishing with a mark of 25-57 last season. They had an average of 112.4 pts per game (21st in the NBA) while going 47.1% from the field. The Raptors shot 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (942 of 2,712) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a group, Toronto pulled down 42.7 boards per game and totaled 2,335 dimes last season, which had them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team committed 18.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Raptors forced 13.9 turnovers per game and they drew 18.1 personal fouls. They relinquished 37.6% from 3-point land and they ranked 25th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.8). The Raptors defensively gave up a field goal percentage of 49.1% (3,669 of 7,476) and they conceded 45.2 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 27th in the league in allowing assists 2,346 conceded last season.

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 110-103 when they played the Lakers. The Timberwolves earned 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the matchup. They coughed it up 4 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Lakers were called for 12 fouls in this game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 74.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, Minnesota knocked down 13 out of their 41 attempts (31.7%). In all, the Timberwolves ended up going 35 for 85 from the floor which had them at 41.2%. The Timberwolves allowed the Lakers to convert 42 of their 95 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.2% in the matchup. They went 16.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 30 and ended up going 21 out of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Los Angeles to get 46 in total (15 offensive).

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves for this game. He buried 10 of 25 in this matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and added 6 rebounds. Edwards racked up 27 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Minnesota had a mark of 56-26 last year. As an offense, the Timberwolves connected on 48.5% from the floor, which ranked them 10th in the league. Minnesota totaled 9,264 points last year (113.0 per contest) and they collected 43.6 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 26.6 times per game (15th in the league) and they turned it over 14.2 times per game. The Timberwolves committed 18.8 fouls per game and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court were 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 106.5. They were able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 45.0% from the floor (1st in basketball). The Minnesota defense allowed 35.4% on 3-point shots (937 of 2,645) and their opponents made 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 24.5 assists and 41.4 total boards per game, which was ranked 3rd and 4th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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